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    Good Food

    Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America

    Gustavo Arellano is the editor of the OC Weekly , author of the popular Ask A Mexican column and, most recently, the author of Taco USA : How Mexican Food Conquered America. He sits in as Evan’s co-host as the two trace the history of Mexican food in Southern California and across America.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Gustavo Arellano is the editor of the

    OC Weekly

    , author of the popular

    Ask A Mexican column and, most recently, the author of

    Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America

    . He sits in as Evan’s co-host as the two trace the history of Mexican food in Southern California and across America.

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    Cinco de Mayo Special: How the Taco Conquered America
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 5:11Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered AmericaYou’re reading this
    3. 9:37Cielito Lindo and the Birth of the Taco
    4. 14:48Taco Tycoon Larry Cano
    5. 20:36Taking the Taco to the Masses: Taco Bell
    6. 33:19The Quest for Authenticity
    7. 40:07Gringo Bandito
    8. 49:15Mexican Food in LA, 1984 to Present Day
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gustavo Arellano

      columnist, LA Times

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Harriet Ells

      Program Director for Talk

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    2 of 8
    Cinco de Mayo Special: How the Taco Conquered America
    1. 0:00Market Report
    2. 5:11Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered AmericaYou’re reading this
    3. 9:37Cielito Lindo and the Birth of the Taco
    4. 14:48Taco Tycoon Larry Cano
    5. 20:36Taking the Taco to the Masses: Taco Bell
    6. 33:19The Quest for Authenticity
    7. 40:07Gringo Bandito
    8. 49:15Mexican Food in LA, 1984 to Present Day
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